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International Event Teams
New in 2021, Orienteering Canada is separating our International Event Teams (the teams we send to the World and Junior World Orienteering Championships, the World University Orienteering Championships, World Games, and World Cup events) from our Team Canada Program.
The Team Canada Program is the year round program in which we provide coaching and other support to some of Canada’s top orienteers. Athletes can choose to apply to the Team Canada Program if they are interested in receiving that kind of support and being part of a team of athletes and other orienteers that work together to achieve great things.
Athletes do not, however, need to be on Team Canada to be selected to an International Event Team. Selection to these teams are governed by selection policy documents which will be published below once they become available.
Team Canada Blog
Read about the adventures of Canada’s elite athletes.
Ski-Orienteering Selection
If you are interested in representing Canada at events such as:
World Ski Orienteering Championships
Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships
Ski Orienteering World Cups
World University Ski-Orienteering Championships
you can find the selection process information here. For the 2018 season > please note that applications may be submitted after the deadline.
On February 25th, Orienteering Canada’s Board of Directors met and made the unanimous decision not to send any athletes to WOC, JWOC, and the first World Cup round, as currently scheduled. If any of these events are rescheduled for later in 2021, Orienteering Canada will revisit this decision.
We understand that some athletes had expressed interest in going if they could and we are sorry that those athletes will not be able to compete. However, we feel it is critical that Orienteering Canada play a leadership role within the orienteering community by acting upon our collective responsibility to health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. This means respecting all public health rules and recommendations. To sanction travel for any orienteers would undermine this position.
A lot of discussion took place and it was not an easy decision but ultimately it was made for the following reasons:
Orienteering Canada feels it is important to adhere to public health measures including limiting travel.
Orienteering Canada’s insurance is not willing to directly cover Orienteering Canada or its athletes for any COVID-related issues.
The situation in Canada and in many places around the world is not improving at a rate that looks like it will be reasonable and safe to travel in July. Rather than waiting to get a clearer picture of what travel restrictions will be in the early summer, making this decision now allows us to work on other plans for Team Canada athletes for the season.
Few athletes had expressed interest in participating in these events. It is therefore hard to justify spending money and energy supporting teams in Europe when those resources can be used to develop the Team Canada Program and support more athletes in other ways.
The Team Canada strategic plan that we have been working on for the past 8 months puts the focus on athlete development and teamwork. So the large silver lining here is that we can have an even stronger focus on our strategic plan this year. Here are some of the initiatives that we will be spending our energy and resources on:
Local training camps with remote coaching (instruction and debriefs via Zoom).
Increased time spent on general program development for long-term gains, such as setting up course planning initiatives and developing relationships with clubs to support the program and our athletes.
World Cup rounds two and three. If the COVID situation has improved for these events we will consider sending a full team to one of these events with a coach and team leader to support in place of WOC.
We would not be able to fully support the above items if we had to spend time, energy, and money on WOC, JWOC, and the first World Cup round.
Jeff Teutsch High Performance Director Orienteering Canada
The World Orienteering Championships (WOC) are underway in southern Norway. A total of eight athletes will be representing Canada. This year there will only be forest races, no sprint races. The distances and the Canadian athletes are:
Tuesday, August 13th: Middle qualifier (Emily Kemp, Emma Waddington, Jennifer MacKeigan, Pia Blake, Jan Erik Naess, Michael Svoboda, Robert Graham) First start: 10 AM local, 4 AM Eastern Time
Wednesday, August 14th: Long final (Emma Waddington, Will Critchley) First start: 10:24 AM local, 4:24 AM Eastern Time
Thursday, August 15th: Rest day
Friday, August 16th: Middle final (top 60 athletes per gender qualify) First start: 13:28 AM local, 7:28 AM Eastern Time
Saturday, Aug 17th: Relay (Emily Kemp, Emma Waddington, Pia Blake, and Jan Erik Naess, Michael Svoboda, Robert Graham, running orders TBD) Women: 4:20 PM local, 10:20 AM Eastern Time Men: 6:30 PM local, 12:20 PM Eastern Time
It’s always an exciting week to see the top orienteers around the world compete! The organizers have a hashtag #woc2019 and they will have live results, blog, TV, and GPS tracking (purchase may be required for live TV and GPS).
Four Canadian athletes will be competing at the first round of the World Cup in Finland (June 8 – June 11, 2019).
Emily Kemp Emma Waddington Christian Michelsen Jan Erik Naess
The program is as follows:
June 8: Middle Distance (Emily Kemp, Emma Waddington, Christian Michelsen, Jan Erik Naess) June 9: Long Distance Chast Start (Emma Waddington, Christian Michelsen, Jan Erik Naess) June 11: Sprint relay (Running order: Emma Waddington, Jan Erik Naess, Christian Michelsen, Emily Kemp)
Congratulations to those selected and thank you to everyone who applied. We look forward to cheering you on in Denmark this summer!
We are still seeking a JWOC Coach and JWOC Team Manager. If you are interested in either of these roles, please refer to the postings for more details. The deadline is April 1 for interested candidates. (EDIT: The team manager will be Meghan Rance and the team coach will be Brian May.)
Orienteering Canada’s High Performance Committee would like to thank Stefan Bergstrom, Cherie Revells and Nevin French for being on the JWOC Selection Committee.
Orienteering Canada is pleased to announce the athlete members of the 2019 High Performance Program (HPP).
The HPP is designed specifically to support athletes who wish to achieve excellence in international orienteering. The HPP offers coaching support, training opportunities, and other benefits that will assist athletes in achieving their goals. The HPP supports athletes in the Learn to Compete, Train to Compete and Train to Win stages of Orienteering Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development model (LTAD).
Any athlete wanting to compete in JWOC, WOC, World Cups, WUOC or World Games must be a member of the HPP. Full details on the application process, along with details on what the HPP can offer athletes, can be found in the Athlete Handbook, which is available on the HPP webpage. New applicants must be able to submit a training log (such as on Attackpoint.org) that covers at least the six months prior and have competitive results from Championship and Canada Cup races or international equivalents in the M/F 17-18, 19-20, or 21E categories.
Read more about each athlete on the 2019 HPP by clicking on their name to read their athlete profile.
Orienteering Canada’s High Performance Committee is seeking applicants for the volunteer positions of team manager and coach for the 2019 World Orienteering Championship in Norway (August 12-17, 2019 with a training period up to a week before) and Junior World Orienteering Championships in Denmark (July 6-12, 2019 with a training period up to a week before).
Email applications to hpp@orienteering.ca by April 1, 2019.
Orienteering Canada’s High Performance Committee is seeking applications from athletes to become members of the 2019 High Performance Program (HPP).
All athletes who meet the eligibility requirements and who have a strong desire to improve their abilities with a long or short term goal of representing Canada in orienteering are encouraged to apply to the HPP. Those wishing to compete in the Junior World Orienteering Championships, World Orienteering Championships, or World Cups are required to be members of the HPP. Membership is from December 1, 2018 to November 30, 2019. There is a fee of $100 to join the 2019 HPP.
In order to be accepted to the HPP, athletes must:
● be at the Learn To Compete , Train To Compete , or Train To Win stages of Orienteering Canada’s LTAD model,
● have competitive results in M/W17-18, M/W19-20 or M/W21E at major national and/or international events,
● develop a training plan, in conjunction with an HPP Coach, that targets the physical, technical, tactical and mental aspects of orienteering
● be prepared to put in the required training to compete at or near an international level in accordance with the above mentioned training plan,
● demonstrate a desire to represent Canada in international competition,
● have orienteering training as a main focus, and
● successfully complete the HPP application process
More information and complete details about the application process are in the 2019 Athlete Handbook which is now available on the High Performance Program page. Questions can be emailed to hpp@orienteering.ca
